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ILLINOIS 

THROUGH  TWO 
HUNDRED  AND 
FORTY- FIVE  YEARS 
1673  -  1918 


CATALOGUE  OF  OBJECTS 
ILLUSTRATING  ILLINOIS 
HISTORY,  SELECTED  FROM 
THE  COLLECTIONS  OF  THE 
CHICAGO  HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY,  EXHIBITED  IN 
ORCHESTRA  HALL  IN  COM- 
MEMORATION OF  THE  CEN- 
TENNIAL OF  ILLINOIS  STATE- 
HOOD, APRIL  NINETEENTH* 
MDCCCC  XVIII 


OLD  FLAGS 

OF 

ILLINOIS 


ILLINOIS  REGIMENTAL  FLAGS. 
Carried  in  the  Civil  War,  by  the  8th,  19th, 
42d,  89th,  and  129th  Regiments,  the  last  men- 
tioned being  a  relic  of  Sherman's  March  to  the 
Sea.  Loaned  by  the  Grand  Army  Hall  and  Memo- 
rial Association  of  Illinois. 

UNITED  STATES  ZOUAVE  CADETS. 
Champion  flag  awarded  in  1859. 

This  organization  founded  by  Col.  Elmer  E.  Ells- 
worth in  the  middle  fifties  was  adjudged  the  best  drilled 
body  of  men  in  the  country.  At  the  beginning  of  the 
war  it  was  disbanded,  being  drawn  upon  to  officer  regi- 
ments all  over  the  country.  Colonel  Ellsworth  organized 
the  New  York  Fire  Zouaves  and  met  his  tragic  death 
in  guarding  the  approach  to  Washington. 

LINCOLN-ARNOLD    BANNER. 

Given  by  President  Lincoln  to  Hon.  Isaac  N. 
Arnold. 

The  square  in  the  center  is  from  the  battle  flag  of 
an  unknown  Illinois  Regiment. 

CHICAGO    RAILROAD    BATTALION. 
Flag  under  which  this  battalion  was   recruited 
in  1862,  after  Lincdn's  call  for  "300,000  more." 


Letters  and  Documents 

Signed  by 

Explorers,  Governors  and 
Statesmen  of  Illinois 

1673-1871 


1.     EXPLORATION,  1673-1682. 
JOLLIET,  Louis,  1(145-1699  or  1700. 

Contract  executed  by  Louis  Jolliet,  his  wife, 
her  brothers  and  others,  at  Quebec,  Nov.  8,  1695. 

Jolliet,  a  trader,  a  native  of  Quebec,  was  chosen  by 
Frontenac  to  explore  the  Mississippi,  since  he  was  "a  man 
very  experienced  in  these  kinds  of  discoveries  and  who 
had  already  been  very  near  this  invert'  With  Father 
Marquette  as  his  priest-associate,  he  descended  the  Wis- 
consin and  Illinois  Rivers,  and  entered  the  Mississippi, 
June  17,  1673.  The  explorers  proceeded  down  stream  till 
they  had  ascertained  that  the  Mississippi  empties  into 
the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  Jolliet's  maps  and  papers  were  lost 
on  the  return  trip  to  Quebec,  and  Marquette's  Journal 
became  the  only  record  of  the  great  discovery  made  under 
Jolliet's  leadership. 

MARQUETTE,  Jacques,   1637-1675. 

Last  entry  in  Father  Marquette's  unfinished 
Journal,  1674-5,  made  when  leaving  Chicago  for 
the  Illinois  Village :  photographic  copy  by 
O'Shaughnessy. 

"April  i.  As  I  do  not  yet  knoiv  whether  I  shall  remain 
next  summer  in  the  village,  on  account  of  my  diarrhoea, 
we  leave  here  part  of  our  goods,  those  with  which  we 
can  dispense,  and  especially  a  sack  of  corn.  While  a 
strong  south  wind  delays  us,  we  hope  to  go  to-morrow 
to  the  place  where  the  French  are,  at  a  distance  of  15 
leagues  from  here. 

"April  6.  Strong  winds  and  the  cold  prevent  us  from 
proceeding." 

In  1666,  Father  Marquette  was  ordained  priest  of  the 
Society  of  Jesus  and  sailed  from  France  to  become  a 
missionary  to  the  Indians  in  Canada.  He  spent  fourteen 
months  learning  the  language  of  the  Algonquins  and 
Hurons.  After  building  several  missions,  he  joined  Jolliet 
on  the  great  expedition  down  the  Mississippi.  In  1673, 
he  returned  to  Green  Bay  much  broken  in  health,  but, 


in  1674,  he  set  out  again,  this  time  to  establish  a  mission 
at  Kaskaskia.  When  he  reached  the  present  site  of  Chi- 
cago, he  was  compelled  by  exhaustion  to  halt  and  spend 
the  winter.  In  the  spring  he  resumed  his  journey  and 
accomplished  his  task  at  Kaskaskia.  Next  year,  while 
attempting  to  return  to  Mackinac,  he  died,  a  few  weeks 
after  this  entry  in  his  Journal.  Marquette  was  typical 
of  the  highest  ideals  and  achievements  in  the  splendid 
missionary  enterprise  of  the  Jesuits  of  New  France. 

LA  SALLE,  Rene  Robert  Cavelier,  Sieur  de,  1648- 

1687. 

Feudal  grant  of  land  at  Fort  St.  Louis  011  his 
Illinois  Colony  to  Charles  Disy,  7  Dec.  1682. 

La  Salle,  born  in  France,  1643,  came  to  the  New  World, 
1666.  As  a  trader  he  explored  Lakes  Ontario  and  Erie, 
discovered  the  Ohio  River,  ascended  Lake  Michigan  and 
crossed  to  Illinois.  As  the  first  settler  of  the  Mississippi 
Valley,  La  Salle's  memory  will  ever  be  imperishable.  He 
made  settlements  in  Illinois,  at  Fort  Crevecoeur  and  at 
Fort  St.  Louis,  now  called  Starved  Rock.  In  1682,  he 
descended  the  Mississippi  to  its  mouth,  and  took  posses- 
sion of  the  entire  valley  in  the  name  of  Louis  XV, 
calling  it  Louisiana. 

TONTY,    Chevalier   Henry   de. 

"I  have  agreed  ^vith  the  inhabitants  of  Fort 
St.  Louis  that  I  will  give  them  at  the  end  of 
the  trade  the  sum  of  Soo  livres  to  each  condition- 
ally upon  their  making  over  to  me  the  4oo  lievres 
of  merchandise  that  they  were  to  receive  this 
year  1684,  from  M.  de  La  Salle  for  the  good  serv- 
ices which  they  have  rendered." 

"Done  at  Fort  St.  Louis  in  Louisiana  the  21sr 
January,  1684." 

"Henry  Tonty." 

Tonty,  born  Italy,  1650,  was  La  Salle's  most  efficient 
helper,  and  next  to  his  leader,  did  more  than  any  other 


of  the  early  French  explorers  to  make  Illinois  known  to 
the  civilized  world.  In  1681,  under  La  Salle's  orders,  he 
began  the  erection  of  Fort  St.  Louis,  on  what  is  now 
called  "Starved  Rock"  in  La  Salle  County.  In  1682,  he 
descended  the  Mississippi  to  its  mouth,  but  returned  to 
Illinois  in  1684.  Disheartened  by  the  death  of  La  Salle 
and  of  almost  all  the  companions  of  his  early  adventures, 
he  spent  the  last  years  of  his  life  among  the  Illinois 
Indians,  who  became  much  attached  to  him. 


2.     COUNTY  AND  TERRITORIAL   PERIOD. 

1778-1818. 
HENRY,  Patrick.  1st  governor  of  Virginia. 

Letter  of  instruction  to  Lieut.  Col.  George 
Rogers  Clark,  to  attack  the  British  at  Kaskaskia 
dated  "In  Council  Wmsburg  Jan'y  2d,  1778." 

The  authority  under  which  George  Rogers  Clark  con- 
quered the  territory  northwest  of  the  Ohio  River  for  the 
Colonies  and  decided  that  the  Great  Middle  West  should 
be  American  and  not  British. 

Patrick  Henry  is  best  known  for  his  declaration :  "/ 
know  not  what  course  others  may  take,  but  as  for  me, 
give  me  liberty  or  give  me  death." 

CLARK,  George  Rogers,  1152-1818. 

Letter  describing  attack  on  "the  principal  Shatv- 
nee  Town  Chillicauthy,"  dated  Miami  13th  Nov. 
1782. 

George  Rogers  Clark,  born  Virginia,  1752,  spent  his 
early  manhood  making  surveys  on  the  frontier.  In  his 
twenty-sixth  year,  his  high  estimation  of  this  territory's 
value  and  his  devotion  to  the  Colonial  cause  inspired 
him  to  the  heroic  effort  which  resulted  in  the  capture 
of  Kaskaskia,  1778,  and  Vincennes,  1779,  and  which  made 
the  Northwest  a  part  of  our  country.  In  1781  he  was 
commissioned  a  brigadier-general  in  the  Continental  army. 


HENRY,  Patrick,  1st  governor  of  Virginia. 

Letter  of  instruction  from  Patrick  Henry  to 
Col.  John  Todd,  on  the  latter's  appointment  as 
first  civil  governor  of  the  County  of  Illinois,  dated 
"Wmburg,  Deer  12th,  1778." 

"By  virtue  of  the  Act  of  Gen' I  Assembly  which  es- 
tablishes the  County  of  Illinois  you  are  appointed  County 
Liut.  or  Command' t  there  and  for  the  genrall  tennor  of 
your  conduct  I  refer  you  to  the  law." 

TODD.   Col.  John,  lieutenant-commandant  of  the 
County    of   Illinois,   1778-1780. 

Record  book  kept  during  his  residence  as  first 
civil  governor  of  the  County  of  Illinois,  Virginia. 

1778-79. 

John  Todd  accompanied  Col.  George  Rogers  Clark  on 
his  expedition  against  Kaskaskia  and  Vincennes,  1778-9. 
In  December,  1778,  he  was  given  the  civil  authority  in 
the  County  of  Illinois.  The  first  election  of  civil  officers 
of  Illinois  was  under  his  direction. 

ST.   CLAIR,  Arthur.   1st  governor  of  the  Terri- 
tory Northwest  of  the  Ohio  River,  1789-1802. 

Commission  of  Pierre  Menard,  major  in  the 
1st  Regiment  of  Militia  of  the  County  of  Ran- 
dolph, Illinois,  5th  day  of  October,  1795.  Endorsed 
with  the  oath  of  office  by  John  Edgar,  Lieut.  Col. 
Commandant. 

Bears  Seal  of  the  N.  W.  Territory. 

Arthur  St.  Clair,  born  Scotland,  1734,  educated  at 
University  of  Edinburgh,  entered  the  British  army,  and 
served  through  the  French  and  Indian  war  under  Gen. 
Wolfe.  In  1762  he  resigned  from  the  army  and  estab- 
lished himself  in  western  Pennsylvania.  In  1775,  when 
the  Revolution  broke  out,  he  was  commissioned  as  colonel 
in  the  Continental  army.  In  these  thirteen  years  he  had 


so  completely  identified  himself  with  his  chosen  land  that 
he  could  write :  "I  hold  that  no  man  has  a  right  to 
withhold  his  services  when  his  country  needs  them.  Be 
the  sacrifice  ever  so  great,  it  must  be  yielded  upon  the 
altar  of  patriotism."  In  1/87,  he  was  made  governor  of 
the  Northwest  Territory.  Died  1818. 

HARRISON,  Gen.  William  Henry,  1st  governor 
of  Indiana  Territory,  I8oo-l8op. 

Letter  to  Nathaniel  Pope,  Secretary  of  Illinois 
Territory,  explaining  jurisdiction  in  Illinois  since 
the  erection  the  separate  Territory  of  Illinois, 
Feb.  3d,  1809.  Dated  Vincennes,  12  April,  1809. 

The  case  is  that  of  the  assassination  of  John  Rice 
Jones  by  Dr.  James  Dunlap,  in  Kaskaskia. 

Gen.  William  Henry  Harrison,  born  Virginia,  1773, 
served  as  secretary  of  Northwest  Territory  under  Gov. 
St.  Clair,  1798-9,  as  territorial  delegate  in  Congress,  1799, 
as  first  governor  of  the  Territory  of  Indiana,  1800-1809. 
His  policy  toward  the  Indians  was  conciliatory  and 
statesmanlike  and  he  negotiated  many  important  treaties 
with  them.  In  1811,  he  was,  however,  obliged  to  fight 
an  uprising  under  Tecumseh,  and  defeated  him  at  Tippe- 
canoe.  He  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  War  of  1812, 
being  commissioned  major-general.  In  1840  he  was 
elected  President  of  the  United  States,  but  died  1841 
one  month  after  his  inauguration. 

EDWARDS,  Ninian,  territorial  governor  of  Illi- 
nois, 1809-1818. 

Commission  of  Nelson  Rector  as  captain  of  a 
volunteer  company,  2d  Regiment  Illinois  Militia. 
Kaskaskia,  3d  August,  1814.  "Nat.  Pope,  Sec- 
retary/' 

Bears  territorial  seal. 

Ninian  Edwards,  born  in  Maryland,  1775,  was  a  fine 
example  of  a  southern  gentleman  of  the  old  school.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Legislature  of  Kentucky,  1796,  pre- 
siding judge  of  the  General  Court,  1802,  Circuit  judge, 


1803.  In  1809,  President  Madison  appointed  him  territorial 
governor  of  the  newly  formed  Territory  of  Illinois. 
This  position  he  held  until  Illinois  entered  statehood, 
1818.  He  served  from  1818  to  1824  as  one  of  the  first 
two  United  States  senators  from  Illinois,  and  from  1826 
to  1830  as  third  governor  of  the  state.  He  died  at  Belle- 
ville, 111.,  July  22,  1883.  See  his  Papers  in  the  Chicago 
Historical  Society. 

POPE,  Nathaniel,  1st  territorial  secretary  of  Illi- 
nois, 1S09-1816. 

Letter  to  Elias  Kent  Kane,  Washington,  March 
8th  1818:  "My  prospects  of  success  in  making 
Illinois  a  state  are  not  diminished." 

Commission  of  Pierre  Menard,  lieutenant  col- 
onel of  the  1st  Regiment  of  Militia  of  Randolph 
County.  "In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto 
affixed  my  private  seal,  there  being  no  seal  of 
office,"  Kaskaskia,  6th  day  of  May,  1809. 

On  January  16,  1818,  as  territorial  delegate  to  Con- 
gress, Pope  laid  before  that  body,  the  Illinois  Memorial 
petitioning  for  statehood,  and  on  the  23d  proposed  the 
ENABLING  ACT,  which  largely  through  his  efforts  be- 
came a  law,  December  3,  1818.  It  was  Pope  who  intro- 
duced the  amendment  to  fix  the  northern  boundary  of 
the  state  on  the  line  of  42°  30",  thus  giving  Illinois  a 
coast  on  Lake  Michigan  and  making  Chicago  a  city  of 
Illinois  instead  of  Wisconsin.  Because  this  wise  statesman 
stretched  Illinois  from  the  Yankee  strongholds  of  anti- 
slavery  in  the  North,  through  the  strongholds  of  pro- 
slavery  in  the  South,  she  formed  the  link  that  helped  to 
preserve  the  Union  when  the  Civil  War  came. 

BOND,   Shadrach,   1st  governor  of  Illinois,  I8l8- 

1822. 

Appointment  of  Gabriel  Jones,  justice  of  the 
peace  for  Randolph  County,  22d  March,  1819: 
"In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  set  my  hand  and 
private  seal,  the  state  seal  not  provided."  Signed 


also  by  the  Elias  Kane,  Secretary. 

Commission  to  Gabriel  Jones  as  captain  in  a 
regiment  attached  to  2d  Brigade,  1st  Division, 
Illinois  Militia,  Kaskaskia,  24  August,  1819. 
Signed  also  by  Elias  Kent  Kane,  secretary  of 
state. 

Endorsed  with  the  oath  to  support  the  Constitution 
and  to  suppress  duelling. 

Bears  an  excellent  impression  of  the  newly  arrival  state 
seal. 

Shadrach  Bond  was  born  in  Frederick,  Md.,  1775,  and 
came  to  the  Illinois  country  in  1791.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Indiana  Territorial  Legislature  and  first  delegate 
to  Congress  from  the  Territory  of  Illinois,  served  in  the 
Indian  wars  and  in  the  War  of  1812,  was  elected  governor 
of  Illinois  in  1818  without  opposition,  and  occupied  the 
executive  chair  until  1822.  Died  at  Kaskaskia,  1832. 


3.     STATEHOOD,    1818-1834. 

BROWN,  William  Hubbard,  1st  president  of  the 
Chicago  Historical  Society. 

Testimonials  by  the  citizens  of  Auburn,  Cayuga 
County,  N.  Y.,  given  to  Mr.  Brown  on  "being  in- 
formed that  he  is  about  to  emigrate  to  the  terri- 
tory of  Illinois,"  dated  October,  1818. 

Mr.  Brown  spent  his  first  years  in  Illinois  in  Kaskaskia 
and  Vandalia,  but  came  to  Chicago  in  1835  as  cashier 
of  the  Chicago  Branch  of  the  State  Bank  of  Illinois.  He 
was  one  of  the  group  who  successfully  resisted  the 
attempt  to  plant  slavery  in  Illinois  in  1823-24.  He  was 
connected  with  many  local  enterprises.  Died  1867. 

KANE,  Elias  Kent,  1st  secretary  of  state,  1818- 

1822. 

Docket  for  lawyers,  Kaskaskia,  1818.  28  pages. 
Small  quarto. 


Among  "Appearances  5th  Day,"  note  Ninian 
Edwards  vs.  Nathaniel  Buckmaster. 

Elias  Kent  Kane  was  born  in  New  York  about  1794; 
came  to  Illinois  in  1814  and  in  1818  was  appointed  terri- 
torial judge;  elected  in  1824  and  again  in  1830  to  the 
U.  S.  Senate ;  died  in  1840.  He  was  related  to  the  Arctic 
explorer  Elisha  Kent  Kane. 

Nathaniel  Buckmaster,  pioneer  settler  of  Illinois,  was 
born  in  Calvert  Co.,  Maryland,  in  1787.  In  1799  his  family 
moved  to  Virginia  where  he  learned  the  brickmason's 
trade.  In  1817  he  emigrated  to  Illinois  Territory,  and 
from  that  time  until  his  death  in  1855  he  played  an 
important  part  in  the  history  of  Madison  Co.  He  lived 
at  Edwardsville  until  1836,  when  he  moved  to  Alton. 
He  was  County  sheriff  for  fifteen  years,  and  was  holding 
that  office  the  night  Lovejoy  was  killed.  He  served  in 
the  Black  Hawk  War,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Illinois 
legislature.  He  built  the  Old  Courthouse  at  Edwardsville, 
and  was  proprietor  of  the  ferry  across  the  Mississippi 
from  Venice  to  North  St.  Louis  which  became  known 
by  his  name.  Died  1855. 


COOK,  Daniel  Pope,  1st  attorney  general  of  Illi- 
nois, 1818. 

Letter  to  Ninian  Edwards,  dated  Galconda, 
August  3d,  1818. 

Refers  to  "slavemen"  and  "freemen,"  also  to  Cook- 
McLean-Bond  contest  for  first  representative  to  Con- 
gress from  Illinois  in  which  McLean  was  elected. 

Daniel  Pope  Cook  was  born  in  Scott  County,  Ky.,  1794, 
and  died  in  Kentucky,  Oct.  16,  1827.  He  came  to  Illinois 
in  1815.  As  editor  of  the  Illinois  Intelligencer,  Cook  in- 
augurated the  movement  that  ended  in  Illinois  statehood 
and  bore  a  prominent  part,  while  in  Congress,  in  securing 
the  donation  of  lands  for  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal. 
He  served  as  territorial  auditor  of  public  accounts,  Cir- 
cuit judge,  first  attorney-general  of  the  state  of  Illinois, 
and  congressman.  For  him  the  County  of  Cook  was 
named. 


PLATFORM  in  gubernatorial  election,  1824: 
"People's  Ballot."  (Joseph  Gillespie  Coll.) 

COLES,  Edzvard,  3d  governor  of  Illinois,  1822- 
1826. 

Commission  of  Harry  Wilton  as  judge  of  pro- 
bate for  Clinton  County,  21st  May,  1825.  Signed 
also  by  George  Forquer,  secretary. 

Letter  to  Gen.  Lafayette,  inquiring  "where  it 
would  be  most  agreeable  to  you  to  afford  me  the 
happiness  of  seeing  you,  and  welcoming  you  to 
Illinois,"  dated  Edwardsville,  April  28,  1825. 

Edward  Coles  was  born  in  Virginia,  the  son  of  a  wealthy 
planter.  In  1819  he  mi-grated  to  Illinois  bringing  his 
slaves  with  him  in  order  to  set  them  free.  By  this  act 
he  became  the  subject  of  bitter  persecutions,  but  was 
elected  governor  by  the  aid  of  Lockwood,  Cook,  Birk- 
beck  and  Hooper  Warren,  and  in  1823  contributed  the 
salary  of  his  entire  term  ($4000)  to  the  anti-slavery 
campaign.  In  1825  he  as  governor  escorted  Lafayette 
upon  his  visit  in  Illinois.  He  died  in  Philadelphia  in 
1868,  having  lived  to  see  the  institution  of  slavery  totally 
wiped  out. 

LAFAYETTE,  Marie  Jean  Paul  Joseph  Roche 
Yves  Gilbert  du  Motier,  marquis  de.  1757- 
1834. 

Letter  to  Mr.  J.  Flower,  Hertford,  England, 
dated  La  Grange,  Nov.  3d,  1811. 

Lafayette's  seal  and  signature. 

Lafayette  was  one  of  the  first  Europeans  to  espouse 
the  cause  of  the  American  colonists.  He  not  only  vol- 
unteered his  own  money  and  services,  but  induced  the 
French  Government  to  send  aid.  In  1824,  on  the  invita- 
tion of  President  Monroe,  he  again  visited  America  and 
was  received  everywhere  with  the  ovations  of  a  grateful 
country. 


EDWARDS,  Ninian,  3d  governor  of  Illinois,  1826- 
1S30. 

Appointment  of  Harry  Wilton,  recorder  for 
the  County  of  Clinton,  Vandalia,  15th  February, 
1828.  George  Forquer,  secretary  of  state. 

Endorsed  by  Clayton  Usher,  J.  P. 

For  portrait  and  biographical  sketch  of  Edwards  see 
No.  2. 

REYNOLDS,  John,  4th  governor  of  Illinois,  1830- 

1834. 

Letter  to  Daniel  P.  Cook,  representative  in  Con- 
gress, dated  Vandalia,  1st  January,  1827. 

Relates  to  the  contest  for  representatives  to  the  State 
Legislature,  which  resulted  in  Reynold's  election,  notwith- 
standing opposition  of  Gov.  Edwards. 

Patent  for  land  in  Fayette  County  to  James  M. 
Duncan,  Vandalia,  1st  May,  1832.  Signed  also  by 
A.  P.  Field,  secretary  of  state. 

The  land  consisted  of  six  acres  in  the  town  of  Vandalia, 
sold  for  fifteen  dollars. 

John  Reynolds  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  1789,  and 
came  to  Kaskaskia  in  1800;  served  as  a  scout  in  the  War 
of  1812,  and  as  governor  personally  commanded  the  state 
troops  in  the  Black  Hawk  War,  1832.  He  was  an  ardent 
champion  of  slavery. 

4.     STATEHOOD,  1834-1871. 

ElVING,    William    Lee    Davidson,    5th  governor 

of  Illinois,  1834. 

Letter  to  Hon.  Moses  Kane  Robinson  endorsing 
Capt.  Linn  for  re-appointment,  dated  Dec.  31, 
1834. 

Ewing  served  as  governor  but  fifteen  days,  between 
the  time  of  Gov.  Reynolds'  resignation  and  the  inaugura- 
tion of  Gov.  Duncan.  He  held  a  large  number  of  public 


offices.  For  several  sessions  he  was  chosen  speaker  of 
the  House  of  Representatives  over  Abraham  Lincoln, 
the  Whig  candidate. 

DUNCAN,  Joseph,  6th  governor  of  Illinois,  1834- 
1838. 

Letters  patent  confirming  sale  by  School  Com- 
missioner Richard  J.  Hamilton  to  I.  I.  B.  Kings- 
bury,  of  a  lot  in  the  town  of  Juliette,  the  con- 
sideration being  four  dollars.  Countersigned  by 
A.  P.  Field,  secretary  of  state,  and  James  T.  B. 
Stapp,  auditor  of  public  accounts.  Dated  Van- 
dalia,  April  3,  1835. 

Letter  to  John  Branch,  secretary  of  the  navy, 
dated  "House  of  Reps.,  February  9th,  1831,"  rec- 
ommending John  Grant  as  midshipman. 

Joseph  Duncan  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1794,  emigrated 
to  Illinois  in  1818,  having  served  with  distinction  in  the 
War  of  1812.  He  was  author  of  the  first  free  school 
law,  1825.  The  murder  of  Elijah  P.  Lovejoy  by  a  pro- 
slavery  mob  at  Alton  marred  the  close  of  this  adminis- 
tration. Gov.  Duncan  died  at  Jacksonville,  111.,  1844. 

HAMILTON,   Richard  Jones,   1st  probate  judge 

of  Cook  County,  1831. 

Certification  of  deed,  dated  Recorder's  office, 
Cook  County,  Illinois,  October,  1836. 

Richard  J.  Hamilton  was  one  of  Chicago's  earliest 
lawyers.  Born  in  Kentucky,  1799,  he  moved  to  Illinois 
in  1820,  and  was  soon  appointed  cashier  of  the  newly 
established  Branch  State  Bank)  at  Brownsville,  Jackson 
Co.  Ten  years  later  he  settled  in  Chicago,  as  the  first 
Probate  Judge  of  Cook  County,  and  was  present  at  the 
organization  of  Cook  County.  He  also  held  office  as 
Circuit  and  County  Clerk,  Recorder  and  Commissioner 
of  School  Lands — the  sale  of  the  Chicago  school  section 
being  under  his  administration.  He  was  colonel  of  the 
State  Militia,  and,  in  1832,  took  an  active  part  in  the 
Black  Hawk  War.  Died  1860. 


CARLIN,  Thomas,  7th  governor  of  Illinois,  1838- 

1842. 

Letters  patent  issued  to  Thomas  Church,  jun., 
confirming  sale  to  him  by  the  Commissioners  of 
the  Illinois  and  Michigan  canal,  of  lot  6  in  the 
original  town  of  Chicago,  for  half  price  in  accord- 
ance with  the  "Act  for  the  relief  of  purchasers 
of  lots  in  Chicago  and  Ottawa,  1836."  Signed 
also  by  Lyman  Trumbull,  secretary  of  state.  Dated 
Jan.  4th,  1842. 

Thomas  Carlin,  born  in  Kentucky,  1799,  emigrated  to 
Illinois  in  1811,  where  he  served  as  private  in  the  War 
of  1812  and  as  captain  of  spies  in  the  Black  Hawk 
War.  The  great  Whig  mass-meeting  at  Springfield,  1840, 
was  an  outstanding  event  of  his  administration.  20,000 
people  assembled  including  a  large  delegation  from  Chi- 
cago who  marched  overland,  under  the  command  of 
Maj.  Gen.  David  Hunter.  Gov.  Carlin  died  at  Carrollton, 
111.,  1852. 

FORD,  Thomas,  8th  governor  of  Illinois,  1842- 
1846. 

Letters  patent  for  lands  purchased  by  B.  W. 
Raymond,  Springfield,  25th  November,  1844.  Coun- 
tersigned by  Thompson  Campbell,  secretary  of 
state. 

Thomas  Ford  emigrated  from  Pennsylvania  to  Mis- 
souri in  1804,  and,  a  little  later,  located  in  Illinois.  The 
Mormon  troubles  at  Nauvoo  embarrassed  his  adminis- 
tration. A  more  tragic  chapter  was  the  opening  of  the 
Mexican  war.  He  was  the  author  of  a  valuable  history 
of  Illinois,  1818-1847,  published  in  1854  after  his  death. 
Ford  County  was  named  in  his  honor. 

FRENCH,  Augustus  Caesar,  9th  governor  of  Illi- 
nois, 1846-1853. 

Commission  of  Joshua  Mitchell  of  Philadelphia, 
as  commissioner  to  take  depositions  to  be  used 


or  recorded  in  the  State  of  Illinois,  dated  Spring- 
field, 26th  June,  1847. 

Augustus  C.  French,  born  in  New  Hampshire,  1808, 
came  to  Illinois,  1826,  where  he  built  up  a  good  law 
practice.  He  was  the  first  governor  of  the  state  to  be 
re-elected  and  his  long  administration  was  free  from 
scandals.  The  transportation  improvements  of  this  time 
included  the  completion  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan 
Canal,  the  incorporation  of  the  Illinois  Central  Rail- 
road, and  the  beginning  of  the  Galena  and  Chicago 
Union.  During  his  last  years  Go-u.  French  was  professor 
of  law  at  McKendree  College.  Died  1864. 


LOl'EJOY,    Owen,    Congressman    from    Illinois, 

1856-65. 
Letter  to  Miss  Gertrude  McName,  April  10,  1862: 

Owen  Lovejoy  of  Alton,  111.,  was  an  ardent  aboli- 
tionist. He  was  a  friend  of  Lincoln  and  of  Garrison, 
and  the  brother  of  Elijah  Parish  Lovejoy,  anti-slavery 
journalist  who  was  assassinated  for  his  convictions.  Mr. 
Lovejoy  was  elected  to  Congress  in  1856,  and  was  re- 
turned three  times. 


BROSS,  William,  10th  lieutenant-governor  of  Illi- 
nois, 1865-1868. 

Letter  to  Hon.  Z.  Eastman,  dated  Chicago. 
Sept.  30th,  1865 :  "Chicago  is  prosperous  and  grow- 
ing as  rapidly  as  ever." 

William  Bross,  born  1813,  graduated  from  Williams 
College,  1838,  settled  in  Chicago,  1848.  Here  he  dis- 
tinguished himself  as  editor  and  as  orator.  He  founded 
the  Democratic  Press,  later  the  Press,  which  finally 
combined  with  the  Tribune,  Mr.  Bross  supported  the 
Republican  Party  through  many  campaigns  by  his  elo- 
quent addresses. 


BISSELL,  William  H.,  llth  governor  of  Illinois, 
1857-1860. 

Order  to  the  Congressional  Librarian  for  books, 
dated  "Ho.  Repr.  Dec.  14." 

Mr.  Bissell,  the  first  Republican  governor  of  Illinois, 
served  as  a  Democratic  congressman  from  Illinois,  1849 
to  1855.  The  Kansas-Nebraska  bill,  however,  changed  his 
political  convictions.  During  his  administration  occurred 
the  great  Lincoln-Douglas  debates.  The  discovery  of 
the  "Canal  Scrip  Fraud"  created  much  excitement. 

1NGERSOLL,   Ebon   C.,   congressman  from  Illi- 
nois, 1864-1871. 
Letter,  dated  1403  K.  Street,  Nov.  29,  1871. 

Ebon  C.  Ingersoll,  brother  of  Robert  G.  Ingersoll, 
succeeded  Owen  Lovejoy  as  representative  from  Illinois. 

YATES,     Richard,     llth    governor     of    Illinois, 
1861-1865. 

Letter  to  Judge  Gillespie  concerning  the  Illi- 
nois senatorial  election  of  1864,  in  which  Gov. 
Yates  speaks  of  his  struggles  with  his  legislature, 
dated  Springfield,  July  16,  1864. 

The  famous  "Illinois  war-governor"  was  born  in  War- 
saw, Ky.,  in  1815,  and  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1831. 
He  was  one  of  the  strongest  supporters  of  Lincoln, 
and  among  the  first  to  express  himself  in  favor  of 
emancipation.  Unfortunately  his  legislature,  ruled  by 
Southern  sympathisers,  did  not  uphold  but  embarrassed 
him  by  refusing  its  support  of  his  patriotic  efforts  for 
the  Union  until  he  was  obliged  to  prorogue  it.  Mr. 
Yates  became  U.  S.  senator  in  1865,  and  served  until 
1871. 

5.     STATEHOOD,  1871-1918. 

SIGNATURES  AND  PORTRAITS  of  the 
Governors  of  Illinois,  1871-1918. 


Portraits 

of 

Governors  and  Early 
Residents 

of 

Illinois 


6.     RENI    ROBERT    CAVELIER,    SIEUR    DE 
LA  SALLE. 

By   G.   P.   A.   Healy,   after  portrait  in  "Voyages 
dcs  Francois,"  by  Pierre  Margry. 

Presented  by  Marshall  Field. 

For  sketch  of  La  Salle  see  under  No.  1. 

George  Peter  Alexander  Healy,  the  painter,  was  born 
in  Boston,  Mass.,  1813.  In  1836,  he  went  to  Paris  to 
study.  Later  he  spent  several  years  in  London,  painting 
portraits  of  many  titled  personages.  Returning  to  France 
in  1839,  he  became  a  protege  of  Louis  Philippe.  When 
the  Revolution  of  1848  deprived  that  monarch  of  his 
throne,  Healy  came  to  Chicago.  Here  he  made  his  home 
till  1867.  During  this  period  he  painted  an  almost  in- 
credible number  of  portraits.  He  was  one  of  the  best 
American  portrait  painters  of  the  French  school.  The 
years  from  1867  to  1892,  he  spent  in  various  European 
cities,  but  returned  finally  to  Chicago,  where  he  died, 
1894. 

7.     GEORGE  WASHINGTON. 
By  Rembrandt  Peale. 

Rembrandt  Peale  was  born  in  Bucks  Co.,  Pa.,  1778, 
son  of  Charles  Wilson  Peale.  After  receiving  instruc- 
tions from  his  father  he  went  to  England  and  studied 
under  Benjamin  West.  He  made  several  trips  to  Europe 
and  painted  many  portraits  in  various  cities  in  the  United 
States.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  painted  Washington's 
portrait.  Died  in  Philadelphia,  1860. 

8.     GEORGE  ROGERS   CLARK. 
By  John  Wesley  Jaruis. 

For  Biographical  sketch  of  George  Rogers  Clark  see 
No.  2. 

John  Wesley  Jarvis,  born  South  Shields,  Eng.,  1780, 
came  to  Philadelphia  in  1785  and  with  but  little  instruc- 
tion began  to  paint  portraits  by  which  he  became  popular. 
Died  in  New  York  City,  1834. 


9.    JOHN  EDGAR. 
By  a  contemporary  artist. 

John  Edgar  was  born  in  Ireland  about  1750,  and  died 
at  Kaskaskia  in  1832.  He  was  an  officer  in  the  British 
navy,  but  resigned  to  join  the  Colonial  forces  in  1784. 
Judge,  of  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  St.  Clair  County, 
1790.  Elected  from  Illinois  a  member  of  the  Legislature 
of  the  Northwestern  Territory.  Appointed  by  the  United 
States  a  major  general  of  the  Militia  of  Illinois  Terri- 
tory. Edgar  County  in  the  state  of  Illinois  is  named 
for  him. 

10.     RACHEL  EDGAR. 
By  a  contemporary  artist. 

Rachel  Edgar,  wife  of  John  Edgar,  was  of  American 
birth  and  influenced  her  husband  to  side  with  her  coun- 
trymen in  the  Revolution.  Their  home  at  Kaskaskia,  the 
finest  residence  of  its  time  in  Illinois,  was  renowned 
for  its  hospitality  for  nearly  half  a  century.  A  dinner 
and  ball  were  given  there  in  honor  of  Lafayette  at  his 
visit  in  1825. 

11.     GOVERNOR  NINIAN  EDWARDS. 
By  J.  R.  Stuart. 

Presented   by   Henry   Co-nmth,    1884. 

For   biographical   sketch    of    Gov.   Edwards   see   No.   2. 

12.     PIERRE  MENARD. 
By    a    contemporary    artist. 

Pierre  Menard  was  born  at  Saint  Antoine,  Canada, 
Oct.  7,  1766,  and  died  at  Kaskaskia,  June  13,  1844.  A 
resident  of  what  is  now  Illinois  for  more  than  fifty 
years,  holder  of  many  territorial  offices,  first  lieutenant- 
governor  of  the  state  of  Illinois,  and  one  of  its  foremost 
citizens.  Menard  County  was  named  for  him. 


13.  GOVERNOR  SHADRACH  BOND. 

Attributed    to    Gilbert   Stuart. 

For  biographical   sketch    of    Gov.   Bond,    see   No.    3. 

14.     ACHSAH   BOND. 
Attributed  to  Gilbert  Stuart. 

Achsah  Bond,  wife  of  Shadrach  Bond,  was  born  at 
Hagerstown,  Md.,  October  13,  1786,  and  died  at  Kas- 
kaskia,  111.,  February  29,  1844. 

15.     DANIEL  POPE   COOK. 
B\  a   contemporary  artist. 

For  a  biographical  sketch  see  No.  2. 

16.     GEORGE  FLOWER. 

By  a  contemporary  artist. 

Presented  by  the  family  of  George  Flower. 

George  Flower  was  born  in  Hertfordshire,  Eng.,  about 
1780,  and  died  in  Grayville,  111.,  Jan.  15,  1862.  He,  with 
Morris  Birkbeck,  was  the  founder  of  the  English  settle- 
ment in  Edwards  County,  1817,  and  was  the  author  of 
the  history  of  that  settlement  published  by  the  Chicago 
Historical  Society. 

17.     ELIZA  JULIA  (ANDREWS)  FLOWER. 
By  a   contemporary  artist. 

Presented  by  the  family  of  George  Flower. 

Eliza  Julia  Andrews  was  born  in  England,  1891,  came 
to  Illinois  with  Morris  Birkbeck's  party,  married  George 
Flower,  1817,  and  aided  in  founding  the  colony  at  Albion, 
111.  She  died  the  same  day  as  her  husband,  January  15th. 
1862. 


18.     ABRAHAM  LINCOLN. 

By  Gutson  Borglum.    Bronze  replica  of  the  marble 
original  in  the  Capitol  at  Washington. 

Presented   by   Mr.   Joseph  Harris. 

Gutzon  Borglum,  the  sculptor,  was  born  in  Idaho,  1867. 
He  studied  art  in  San  Francisco  and  Paris.  For  several 
years  he  worked  in  Paris  or  London,  but  since  1902 
New  York  claimed  him.  Some  of  his  works  are  the 
colossal  figures  of  the  twelve  apostles  for  the  Cathedral 
of  St.  John  the  Divine,  New  York;  Sheridan  monu- 
ment, Washington ;  Statue  of  Lincoln,  Newark,  N.  J. 

19.     STEPHEN  ARNOLD    DOUGLAS. 
By   Lassier,   about  1S61. 

Stephen  A.  Douglas,  born  Vermont,  1813,  attained  his 
training  as  a  lawyer  with  almost  as  much  difficulty  as 
his  opponent,  Abraham  Lincoln.  Douglas  came  to  Illinois 
in  1833  and  shortly  after  began  his  political  career  as 
prosecuting  attorney  for  Morgan  County.  He  was  secre- 
tary of  state,  1840,  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Illinois,  1841,  representative  in  Congress,  1843-1861.  His 
last  canvass,  1858,  was  memorable  for  the  debates  with 
Lincoln.  When  the  secession  began,  Douglas  gave 
cordial  support  to  Lincoln's  administration.  Died  1861. 

20.     JOHN  MARSHALL. 
By   Miflin,  1S35. 

Loaned  by  granddaughters  and  great-grand- 
daughters, Mrs.  Charles  Carroll,  Sr.,  Shawnec- 
town,  III.,  Mrs.  Wm.  Rid-gway,  and  others. 

John  Marshall  came  to  Illinois,  1806,  aged  twenty- 
two  years,  as  bookkeeper  for  "The  Illinois  Salines"  then 
operated  by  the  United  States  on  the  frontier.  The 
journey  was  made  on  horseback  from  Post  Vincennes. 
When  Shawneetown  was  laid  out,  Mr.  Marshall  was 
appointed  land  agent,  and  later  served  as  postmaster  for 
fifteen  years.  Illinois'  first  bank  occupied  the  long  draw- 


ing  room  of  John  Marshall's  home  and  he  acted  as  its 
president  from  1816  to  1843.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
first  session  of  the  Illinois  House  of  Representatives, 
1818.  He  fought  at  the  Battle  of  Tippecanoe  and  was 
made  lieutenant-colonel  during  the  War  of  1812.  Died 
1858. 

21.     MARSHALL,  AMIRA  LEECH. 
By    Miftin,    1835. 

Loaned  by  granddaughters  and  great-grand- 
daughters. 

Amira  Leech  Marshall,  wife  of  John  Marshall,  was 
the  daughter  of  Judge  George  Leech  of  Vincennes  and 
came  to  Illinois  with  her  husband  in  1806. 


22.  GOVERNOR    EDWARD    COLES. 
By  a  contemporary  artist. 

Presented   by   his   children,   Edward   and  Mary 
Coles,  1883. 

For  biographical  sketch  see  No.  3. 

23.  RICHARD  JONES   HAMILTON. 
Presented  by  Mrs.  Ellen  Hamilton  Keenon,  1904. 
For  biographical   sketch  of  R.  J.   Hamilton   see  No.  4. 

24.     GOVERNOR   JOSEPH   DUNCAN. 
By  a  contemporary  artist. 

Presented    by    Elizabeth    Duncan    Putnam    and 
William   Clement  Putnam. 

For  biographical  sketch   see  No.  4. 


25.     GOVERNOR  JOHN  P.  ALTGELD. 
By  Ralph  Clarkson. 

Presented  by  Joseph  S.  Martin. 

John  P.  Altgeld,  governor  of  Illinois,  was  born  in 
Germany,  1847,  and  brought  to  the  United  States  when 
he  was  three  months  old.  At  sixteen  he  entered  the 
Union  army  and  fought  until  the  close  of  the  war.  In 
1875,  he  came  to  Chicago.  He  was  judge  of  the  Superior 
Court,  1886-91;  governor  of  Illinois,  1893-97.  He  died 
in  1902. 


26.     SHABONEE,    POTTAWATOMI    CHIEF. 
Painted  from  life  by   Webber. 
Presented  by  Mr.  C.  F.   Gunther. 

Shabonee,  or  Shabbona,  born  1775,  a  grandnephew  of 
Pontiac,  fought  under  Tecumseh,  but  when  this  uprising 
was  defeated,  he  and  his  friend  the  Sauganash  lost  faith 
in  the  British  allies  and  became  firm  friends  of  the 
Americans.  He  took  no  part  in  the  Fort  Dearborn 
Massacre,  absenting  himself  from  the  vicinity  of  the 
fort  until  the  day  following,  when  he  assisted  the  Kinzie 
family.  In  the  Winnebago  and  Black  Hawk  Wars,  he 
performed  invaluable  services  for  the  white  pioneers, 
time  and  again  saving  the  settlements  from  destruction 
by  timely  warnings.  Died,  1859. 

27.     GEN.  ULYSSES  SIMPSON  GRANT. 
By  G.  P.  A.  Healy,  1868. 
Presented  by  E.  B.  McCagg. 

Painted  while  Gen.  Grant  was  still  in  command  of  the 
United  States  Army. 


Souvenirs  of 
American  History 

Objects  Illustrating  the 
History  of  Illinois 


28.     REVOLUTIONARY  GROUP. 
Containing: 

Coat  worn  by  Derrick  Morley  who  served 
through  the  Revolutionary  War  as  drum  major. 

Family  register  of  Derrick  Morley's  son,  Russell 
Morley. 

Coat  worn  by  Colonel  Baum  when  he  fell  mortal- 
ly wounded  at  Bennington,  Yt.,  Aug.  16,  1777. 

General  Stark,  hero  of  Bennington,  as  drawn  by 
Nathan  Wood.  "Boys,  there  are  the  Redcoats  and 
Tories.  We  must  conquer  them  or  tonight  Molly 
Stark  is  a  widow." 

Gun  and  pistol  used  by  John  MacChesney  in 
the  Revolutionary  war  and  by  Nathan  MacChes- 
ney in  the  War  of  1812. 

Powder  horn,  bearing  legend,  "Jeames  Clarks 
Horn  Maid  in  Red  Ford,  January  16,  1773." 

Drum  used  in  Revolutionary  War  by  ancestor  of 
Mr.  E.  A.  Warfield. 

Washington :  lithograph  by  Delorme  after  por- 
trait by  Julien. 

John  Paul  Jones,  marine  spy  glass,  used  in  the 
Revolutionary  War  by  Capt  Benjamin  Page. 

Canteen  carried  by  an  Oneida  Indian  during  the 
Revolution. 

Engravings  of  revolutionary  subjects. 

29.     NATHAN  HALE. 

Original  verses  in  Hale's  handwriting.  Presented 
by  Mrs.  William  G.  Hibbard,  Sen. 

With  the  above  are  photographs  of  the  Hale  statute  by 
Bella  Lyon  Pratt,  and  an  engraving  representing  the  scene 
of  Hale's  death,  by  A.  H.  Ritchie. 


30.     FORT  DEARBORN  GROUP. 
Containing: 

Two  silver  tumblers,  part  of  a  service  owned 
and  used  by  Maj.  John  Whistler,  the  builder  of 
Fort  Dearborn,  while  he  was  in  command  there, 
1803-10.  The  maker  of  this  service  was  John 
Kinzie,  silversmith,  Chicago's  first  civilian. 

Button  from  the  uniform  of  Col.  James  S. 
Swearingen,  who  commanded  the  troops  on  their 
march  from  Detroit  to  build  and  garrison  Fort 
Dearborn,  in  1803. 

Silver  spoon  once  the  property  of  Lieut.  Swear- 
ingen. 

Button  from  Capt.  Nathan  Heald's  uniform  in 
War  of  1812. 

Portrait  of  Rebekah  Heald,  wife  of  Capt.  Heald, 

Silver  ladle,  teaspoons  and  wide  tortoise  shell 
comb  that  were  among  Mrs.  Heald's  wedding  pres- 
ents brought  to  Fort  Dearborn.  Stolen  by  the 
Indians  in  the  Massacre,  they  were  bought  back 
in  St.  Louis. 

Gold  breast-pin  bearing  monogram  "S.  W." 
(Samuel  Wells),  worn  by  Mrs.  Heald  at  the  time 
of  the  Massacre. 

Tortoise-shell  comb,  gold  mounted,  a  wedding 
present  to  Mrs.  Heald  from  Col.  John  O'Fallon. 
This  was  worn  by  Mrs.  Heald  the  day  of  the  Mas- 
sacre, and  after  she  had  been  wounded  she  saw  an 
Indian  brave  wearing  it  in  his  hair. 

Bullets  imbedded  in  piece  of  cottonwood  tree, 
from  18th  St.,  near  the  Lake,  where  the  Massacre 
occurred. 


Bead  reticule,  carried  by  Mrs.  Jean  Baptiste 
Beaubien  (Josette  La  Framboise),  who  passed 
through  the  Fort  Dearborn  Massacre  with  the 
Kinzies. 

Caroline  Beaubien :  photograph. 

Jane  C.  Griggs,  daughter  of  Captain  Wells  and 
Chief  Little  Turtle's  daughter;  tintype. 

Martha  J.  Spaulding  (daughter  of  Jane  Griggs) 
and  her  daughters,  Mrs.  Eva  C.  Corthell  and  Mrs. 
Janette  Thornton ;  miniature  on  porcelain. 

Miniature  of  Capt.  William  Wells,  government 
interpreter  and  scout,  who,  with  thirty  Miamis, 
came  from  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  to  escort  the 
garrison  from  Fort  Dearborn.  He  fell,  fighting 
aganist  great  odds,  and  his  heart  was  eaten  by  the 
Indians  to  make  them  brave. 

Gold  knee  buckle  worn  by  Capt.  William  Wells. 

Tomahawk  and  peace  pipe,  once  the  property  of 
William  Wells. 

Ink-well  made  from  wood  of  "Old  Fort  Dear- 
born." 

Dr.  Alexander  Wolcott,  Jr.,  Indian  agent  and 
physician  at  Fort  Dearborn,  1818-1830;  miniature 
painted  by  Mrs.  John  H.  Kinzie. 

John  Harris  Kinzie,  who  as  a  lad  of  nine  years 
witnessed  the  Fort  Dearborn  Massacre  from  the 
boat  in  which  the  family  escaped:  photograph  of 
miniature. 

Sword  of  Capt.  Nathan  Heald,  used  in  the  Fort 
Dearborn  Massacre,  August  15,  1812. 


Mrs.  Heald's  trunk,  made  from  a  hollowed  log 
covered  with  calfskin.  This  carried  her  trousseau 
when  she  came  as  a  bride  to  Fort  Dearborn,  the 
honeymoon  journey  being  made  on  horseback,  and 
later  passed  through  the  Massacre. 

War  of  1812  chapeau,  with  case  for  plume. 

Bolts,  handmade  nail,  and  pieces  of  wood  from 
the  frigate  Constitution. 

Cannon  ball  and  grape-shot  from  Ft.  Meigs,  1813. 
Commodore  Perry's  spy-glass. 

Gold  epaulets  of  General  J.  B.  Beaubien,  who 
led  a  company  of  Chicago  Militia  in  the  Black 
Hawk  War,  1832. 

Reticule  carried  by  Ellen  Marion  (Kinzie) 
Bates,  the  first  white  child  born  in  Illinois. 

Watch,  engraved  E.  M.  Bates,  which  belonged  to 
Mrs.  Bates. 

Silverware  from  the  service  used  by  Mrs.  Bates, 
marked  with  the  Kinzie  crest.  Loaned  by  Mrs. 
Kinsie  Bates,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

31.  COTTON- WOOD  TREE,  three  feet  in 
diameter,  known  as  the  "Massacre  Tree,"  it  being 
one  of  a  grove  that  marked  the  site  of  the  Battle 
Ground  at  Eighteenth  Street.  Replaced  in  1893  by 
the  Massacre  Monument. 


32.     FORT  DEARBORN  MASSACRE. 
Study    for    a    painting    representing    the    Fort 


Dearborn    Massacre,    painted    by    Samuel    Page, 
1872. 

The  principal  group  in  the  foreground  represents  Mrs. 
Helm  being  rescued  by  Black  Partridge. 

33.     LAFAYETTE  GROUP. 
Containing: 

Souvenirs  of  Lafayette's  visit  to  Kaskaskia  in 
1825,  when  he  was  entertained  at  the  homes  of 
Thomas  Mather,  John  Edgar  and  others.  Loaned 
by  a  descendant  of  Thomas  Mather,  Mrs.  Lucius 
Pardee. 

The  gloves  bearing  the  miniature  of  Lafayette  were 
worn  by  Mrs.  Thomas  Mather  and  treasured  because  they 
had  been  kissed  by  the  gallant  Frenchman  in  saluting  the 
ladies  of  the  receiving  party. 

34.     COSTUME  GROUP. 

Costume  accessories  worn  by  Illinois  belles  in 
Kaskaskia,  Max  Manor  in  Edgar  County,  and  in 
Alton,  111. 

These  heirlooms  have  been  loaned  to  the  Society  by 
three  ladies  whose  families  have  lived  in  Illinois  through- 
out its  century  of  statehood,  Mrs.  Lucius  Pardee,  Mrs. 
C.  H.  Dennis,  and  Mrs.  Catherine  Buckmaster  Curran. 

35.     CIVIL  WAR  GROUP. 
Containing: 

Saddle  and  bridle  used  by  General  Grant  during 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion. 

Revolver  carried  during  the  war  in  Grant's 
holster. 

Tickets  used  in  making  delivery  of  fire-wood  by 
"Grant  &  Perkins,"  of  which  Grant  was  senior 
member. 


Bill-of-lading  book  of  Jesse  R.  Grant,  containing 
Grant's  hand-writing. 

Confederate  short  swords. 

Vicksburg  paper  of  July  2,  1863,  printed  on  wall 
paper. 

Sabre,  revolver  and  bowie  knife  used  in  Mexi- 
can War. 

36.  COL.  EPHRAIM  ELMER  ELLSWORTH 
GROUP. 

Containing: 

Sword,   cap,    belt,   buttons   and   sash   from   Col. 
Ellsworth's  uniform. 

"Manual  of  arms  for  light  infantry,"  by  E.  E. 
Ellsworth. 

Bible  owned  by  Col.  Ellsworth. 

Gift  Book  presented  by  Ellsworth  to  his  fiancee, 
Miss  Carrie  M.  Spofford. 

"Zouave    drill,    a    manual    of    arms,"    by    Col. 
Elma   (!)   E.  Ellsworth. 

Photograph   and   wreath    placed   on   Ellsworth's 
casket  by  Mrs.  Abraham  Lincoln. 

Earthenware  teapot  from  the  Marshall  House, 
Alexandria,  Va.,  where  Ellsworth  was  killed. 

Drum  of  "Billy  Nevins,"  champion  drummer  of 
the  Ellsworth  Zouaves. 

Portraits  of  Ellsworth,  badges,  etc. 

Three  signal  service  messages  signalled  by  Lt. 
Frank  E.  Yates  of  the  Ellsworth  Zouaves,  1862. 


37.     ELLSWORTH  ZOUAVE  PICTURES. 

Diploma  of  the  Zouaves,  1859,  drawn  by  Elmer 
Ellsworth. 

Portraits  of  Chicago  Zouaves,  25th  anniversary, 
1885. 


38.    CIVIL  WAR  GROUP. 

Containing: 

Mementoes  of  Taylor's  Battery  B,  First  Illinois 
Light  Artillery.  Presented  by  Mr.  Albert  Dick- 
inson. •  "•  j  * 

Mementoes  of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade 
Battery,  Illinois  Volunteers,  1862-65.  Presented 
by  Silas  Curtis  Stevens. 

39.  UNION  COMMITTEE  OF  DEFENSE  OF 
CHICAGO,  organized,  1861 ;  photographed  by 
Brisbois. 

40.     LINCOLN  GROUP. 
Frank  G.  Logan  collection. 
Containing: 

Coat  and  stock  worn  by  Lincoln  at  the  time  of 
his  assassination. 

Shawl  brought  from  Springfield  and  worn  con- 
stantly while  president. 

Last  signature,  made  for  Charles  Forbes  on 
leaving  the  White  House  for  theater. 


41.     LINCOLN  GROUP. 
Containing: 

Piece  of  silk  stained  with  Lincoln's  blood,  being 
part  of  the  sleeve  of  the  gown  worn  by  Miss  Harris, 
who  accompanied  President  and  Mrs.  Lincoln  to 
the  theater. 

Lock  of  Lincoln's  hair. 

China  and  glass  from  President  Lincoln's  White 
House  service,  1861-65.  (Logan  collection.) 

Knife  which  Lincoln  usually  carried.  (Logan 
collection.) 

Piece  of  genuine  "Lincoln  Rail"  purchased  of 
his  early  associate,  Dennis  F.  Hanks. 

Early  school  book  bearing  autograph  "Abe 
Lincoln,  1828."  (Logan  collection.) 

Lincoln's  home  made  arithmetic.  Loaned  by 
Miss  Katharine  D.  Arnold. 

Campaign  and  funeral  badges,  medals,  portraits, 
etc. 


42.  IRON  SAFE  from  the  home  of  Hon.  John 
Marshall  of  Shawneetown,  111. 

The  first  bank  in  the  Territory  of  Illinois  was  estab- 
lished by  the  United  States  Government,  at  Shawneetown 
in  1816,  to  take  care  of  the  land  sales  and  as  an  encour- 
agement to  emigration  to  the  frontier.  John  Marshall 
was  the  first  president,  holding  that  Office  until  1843. 


43.  STRONG  BOX  OF  THE  U.  S.  LAND 
OFFICE  AT  PALESTINE,  CRAWFORD  CO., 
ILL. 

This  safe  was  used  by  the  Land  officers  of  the  Federal 
Government  -at  Palestine  for  keeping  moneys  received 
from  the  sale  of  public  lands  in  Illinois.  This  was  in 
use  in  the  '20s. 

44.     CIVIL  WAR  SONGS. 
Including: 

"Battle-cry  of  Freedom,"  by  George  F.  Root. 

"300,000  More,"  by  G.  R.  Poulton. 

"Union,  God  and  Liberty." 

"Grafted  Into  the  Army." 

"United  States  Zouave  Cadets,"  and  others. 

45.     GEORGE  FREDERICK  ROOT. 
Portrait  bust  by  Lorado  Taft. 

George  Frederick  Root,  born  Massachusetts,  1820, 
taught  music  in  Boston,  for  some  years,  then  went  to 
Paris  for  further  study.  In  1853  he  produced  his  first 
popular  song,  "Hazel  Dell."  This  was  followed  by 
others,  ''Rally  Round  the  Flag;"  "Just  Before  the  Battle, 
Mother;"  and  "The  Battle-Cry  of  Freedom."  Died  1895. 

Mr.  Lorado  Taft,  the  sculptor,  is  a  present-day 
Chicagoan. 

46.  PIANO  brought  to  Illinois  by  George 
Flower,  1818,  and  used  in  Park  Manor,  New 
Albion,  Edwards  County,  111.,  by  his  sister,  Miss 
Martha  Flower. 


47.  PIANO  purchased  at  Sanitary  Fair,  1865. 
Loaned  by  the  Grand  Army  Hall  and  Memorial 
Association  of  Illinois. 


48.     SPANISH-AMERICAN  WAR  AND 

PRESENT  WAR  GROUP. 
Containing: 

Key  and  key-hole  shield  from  the  "Maine."  The 
gift  of  Mrs.  E.  E.  Ayer. 

Service  hat,  first  aid  bandage,  and  ammunition 
carried  by  Frank  E.  Ay  res,  1898. 

Hand  grenade,  barbed  wire,  and  pouch  used  in 
the  present  war.  The  last  named  was  sent  home 
by  Edward  Nussbaum  of  Chicago,  with  the  first 
A.  E.  F.  in  France.  The  pouch  was  found  in  the 
first  German  trench  taken  by  the  Americans. 


Corridor  Exhibits 


49.  ABORIGINAL  COSTUME  EXHIBIT, 
drawn  from  the  collection  of  Air.  M.  G.  Chandler, 
in  the  Chicago  Historical  Society's  Building. 

50.  KASKASKIA  AND  VICINITY. 
Photographs. 

51.  ILLINOIS  VIEWS,  in  the  '40s. 
Lithographs  by  H.  Lewis. 

52.     CHICAGO  IN  1857. 

Bird's  eye  view  by  I.  T.  Palmatary ;  published  by 
Braunhold  &  Sonne. 

53.     CHICAGO  IN  FLAMES,  October  9,   1871. 
Five  lithographs  loaned  by  Mr.  Charles  B.  Pike. 

54.     EARLY  ILLINOIS  NEWSPAPERS. 

Western  Sun,  September  5,  1807.  Vincennes, 
Indiana  Territory. 

In  1807,  Indiana  Territory  included  Illinois.  Note  the 
reference  to  "Counties  of  Randolph  and  St.  Clair." 

Illinois  Intelligencer,  March  10,  July  21  and  28, 
1819.  Kaskaskia,  111. 

Illinois  Gazette,  March  16,  1820.  Shawnee- 
town,  111. 

Edwardsville  Spectator,  July  18,  1820.  Ed- 
wardsville,  111. 


55.    RELIC  FROM  THE  LAWRENCE. 

A  piece  of  wood  from  the  Lawrence,  Commo- 
dore Perry's  flag  ship  at  the  Battle  of  Lake  Erie, 
Sept.  10th,  1813.  The  Lawrence  was  afterwards 
sunk  in  the  harbor  of  Erie,  where  its  timbers 
remained  many  years.  Presented  by  the  Buffalo 
Historical  Society. 

56.     PERRY'S    VICTORY    ON    LAKE    ERIE. 

1813. 
Portraits,  pictures,  fac-similes,  etc. 

57-68.    CAMERON,  EDGAR  S. 

Series  of  paintings  illustrating  Chicago  history. 
Loaned  by  the  City  of  Chicago. 

I.     Chicago  before  advent  of  whites :  Wolfe's 

Point. 
II.     Marquette  and  Jolliet,  1673. 

III.  French  Fort  at  Chicago,  1685. 

IV.  Portage  from  the  Desplaines  to  the  Chi- 

cago River,  about  1765. 
V.     Fort     Dearborn     and     Kinzie     House, 

1803-4. 

VI.     Fort  Dearborn  Massacre,  1812. 
VII.     Hubbard's  Trail,  1827. 
VIII.     Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal,  1848. 
IX.     Camp  Douglas,  1862. 
X.     Great  Fire  of  1871. 
XL     World's  Fair,  1893. 

XII.     Mouth  of  Drainage  Canal  and  Memorial 
crosses. 


